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American media: Rising fertilizer prices threaten food security (Islamic Republic News Agency)
May 08, 2022
Islamic Republic News Agency published an article stating that Tehran – IRNA – Axius News Agency reported that the staggering costs of fertilizers, in addition to increasing food prices, threaten food security around the world. According to IFPRI, data collected show that the prices of NPK fertilizers (including three elements nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium) in […]
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Wheat prices on the rise (CBS News)
May 08, 2022
CBS News (Money Watch) produced a video interview on rising wheat prices that included Senior research fellow Joseph Glauber. In the interview, Glauber was asked about the input Americans might see on the price of wheat. He said, “We’ve seen most of the inflation we’re going to see right now. It’s running about 10 percent […]
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What people from war-torn Tigray told us about the state of their lives amid the war (The Conversation)
May 08, 2022
The Conversation published an op-ed by IFPRI researchers Kibrom Abay and Gurush Berhane, and CYMMIT Spatial Economist Jordan Chamberlin with contributors, Kibrom Tafare, and Mihari Abay. The authors write that the Russia-Ukraine crisis has captured the world’s attention, and understandably so, but at the risk of eclipsing the visibility of massive humanitarian crises elsewhere. In particular, […]
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Trump’s trade war looms over soybean farmers 4 years later (CNN)
May 08, 2022
CNN published an article about how it’s been nearly four years since China put tariffs on American-grown soybeans during a tit-for-tat trade war with then-President Donald Trump – and they remain in place despite the change in administrations. In turn, Beijing has left its retaliatory tariffs on some agricultural products, including soybeans, and some American-made […]
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Food protectionism fuels global inflation and hunger (Financial Times)
May 08, 2022
Financial Times published an article stating that rising protectionism is exacerbating chaos in global food markets brought on by the war in Ukraine, with governments clamping down on exports of staples including grains, cooking oil, and pulses. Soaring food prices and, in some cases, the threat of social unrest has led to an increase in […]
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Russians wreak havoc on Ukrainian farms, mining fields and stealing equipment (NPR)
May 06, 2022
NPR published an article stating that this year, many Ukrainian farmers were forced to flee their land as Russian forces moved in with their tanks. Ukraine is one of the biggest producers of wheat, corn, and sunflower oil, and the war has wreaked havoc on the so-called “breadbasket of Europe.” Ukraine and Russia together account […]
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Soaring fertilizer prices put global food security at risk (Axios)
May 06, 2022
Axios published an article that the rolling crises of the past few years rendered visible so many vital commodities that plenty of us never gave much thought — nickel, silicon chips, lumber. The latest entrant into this camp: Fertilizer. Skyrocketing fertilizer costs — like those made from nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium (NPK) — are driving […]
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How to catastrophe proof fertilizers (C&EN)
May 06, 2022
C&EN published an article on how companies are considering new ways to make fertilizer as inflation, disease, and war push prices to all-time highs. The war in Ukraine is highlighting that centralized nitrogen fertilizer production can be a problem. Countries without much access to natural gas are scrambling for alternatives. Brazil gets about 19 percent […]
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WTO seminar on food security: Technical perspectives (World Trade Organization)
May 05, 2022
WTO published a report on a seminar that explored explore the conceptual linkages between food security, policy frameworks, and trade and markets, drawing on empirical evidence and experience at the national and regional level. Senior research coordinator Valeria Pineiro participated in this seminar and gave a presentation on “IFPRI: Looking Ahead: Policy Responses to Emerging […]
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One solution to food price spikes – reduce waste (The Herald)
May 05, 2022
The Herald (Illinois, USA) published an article that said, consumers should think twice before throwing out those last few pieces of bread, lightly bruised fruit, or milk barely beyond its sell-by date. Food waste and loss is a key contributor to sub-optimal diets, environmental issues and inflationary pressure currently gripping most countries in the world […]